It's thought that worship of Thor, or approximations of him, were borne by tribes and cultures moving across Europe during the Migration Period—a turbulent time of changing power and mass movement between 100AD and 500AD that precipitated the collapse of the Roman Empire.
The earliest records of the Germanic peoples were recorded by the Romans, and in these works Thor is frequently referred to – via a process known as interpretatio romana (where characteristics perceived to be similar by Romans result in identification of a non-Roman god as a Roman deity) – as either the Roman god ...
Thor was worshipped by most Vikings – he was the god of the people. He was comprehensible and could be trusted, in contrast to his father Odin, who could be completely unpredictable. Therefore Thor's role was also to uphold law and order.
Odin today is seen as an analogue of Zeus and Jupiter, but the contemporary Romans considered him equivalent to Mercury. Why did the Romans view him this way, and how did perceptions change for him to be upgraded to his current status? Mercury is the god of roads, and of those who use them.
The Function of Thor: Why was he worshipped prayed and sacrificed to?
What did the Romans call Odin?
The earliest records of the Germanic peoples were recorded by the Romans, and in these works Odin is frequently referred to—via a process known as interpretatio romana (where characteristics perceived to be similar by Romans result in identification of a non-Roman god as a Roman deity)—as the Roman god Mercury.
Odin was a pan-Germanic god known as Wuotan, Wōden and Óðinn across northern Europe before the conversion to Christianity (although belief in the Norse gods probably continued in remote areas for some time). Odin, the king of the gods, was associated with war and the dead.
King of the gods is Zeus – or his Roman equivalent, Jupiter – who rules over Mount Olympus and is the god of thunder and lightning, as well as law and order.
Loki, despite his malevolence, was a skillful craftsman himself, and seems in this aspect to represent the blacksmith god of the Greeks (Hephaistos) and the Romans (Vulcan).
Thor and Odin are still going strong 1000 years after the Viking Age. Many think that the old Nordic religion - the belief in the Norse gods – disappeared with the introduction of Christianity. However, it did not, but was instead practised secretly or under a Christian cloak.
Answer and Explanation: According to Norse mythology, Thor dies in an epic battle with a monstrous serpent named Jörmungandr, also known as the Midgard (middle earth) Serpent. Both opponents meet their death in this battle, which is a part of the ultimate destruction of the current world, known as Ragnarök.
The main god and goddesses in Roman culture were Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Jupiter was a sky-god who Romans believed oversaw all aspects of life; he is thought to have originated from the Greek god Zeus.
Zeus is the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology. As the chief Greek deity, Zeus is considered the ruler, protector, and father of all gods and humans.
Finally, Greek and Roman gods have distinct names, even though a Roman god could be directly based on a Greek god. Greeks named their gods after human traits while the Romans named theirs after objects. Norse mythology is entirely different from these two myths.
In Roman mythology Khaos was Chaos. Chaos was a male, though some sources do claims Chaos was cited as a female. He was a chaotic mass of elements. Chaos was said to unite with his daughter, Nox (Nyx in Greek), and they created the Island of Creation.
In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his siblings Nike ('Victory'), Bia ('Force'), and Zelus ('Glory') are all the personification of a specific trait.
Balor, in Celtic mythology, chief of the chaotic race of Fomoire—the demonic race that threatened the Irish people until they were subdued in the second great battle of Mag Tuired (Moytura).
Hyperion / Helios (Roman Apollo or Phoebus Apollo): The god of the sun, of light, of sacred music, and healing. Apollo would send prophecies through Oracles at sacred shrines. He is very possessive, however, of his sacred golden cows, as Odysseus's crewmen learn to their detriment.
Jesus is a god of mercy and healing. Waging large scale war is more of a Thor and Tyr thing, so it would be more correct to call Odin a god of competition/dueling. Jesus is not much of a fighter. Despite being the son of YHVH, his offensive power is limited.
Does the Bible mention Norse gods? No. Nobody who was writing scripture was aware of the existence of the Nordic cultures prior to ca 150 CE, which is the latest date any of the Christian scriptures were written.
A centuries-old gold disc found in Denmark has revealed the earliest known mention of the Norse god Odin at least 150 years earlier than any previous inscription.
